03GENERAL

Editorial journal

This page explains how “Editorial journal” actually behaves, which data it depends on, and what its settings change.

WHAT IT DOES

Editorial journal

This page explains how “Editorial journal” actually behaves, which data it depends on, and what its settings change.

Used in templates

article.ingredients.jsonarticle.routines.jsonarticle.skin-essentials.jsonarticle.skin-notes.jsonindex.json

IMPLICIT BEHAVIOR

What the theme does automatically

This section only displays elements that have content. Empty elements are ignored to preserve the layout.

CONFIGURATION

Understand the settings

Introductory content

Customize the surtitle, title and text that introduces the newspaper.

Eyebroweyebrow

Titleheading

Introductionintroduction

Source of articles

Choose the blog, selection method, and number of posts to display.

Blogblog

On an article page, leave this field empty to automatically use the article blog.

Source of articlessource_mode

Common Tags mode applies to article pages and excludes the current article.

Default: latest · Options: Most recent articles, Articles with common tags

Number of itemsarticle_count

Default: 5 · Range: 2–8

Layout

Adjust the layout on desktop and the behavior of the list on mobile.

Presentationlayout

Default: editorial · Options: Editorial, Grid, Carousel

Presentation on mobilemobile_layout

Default: column · Options: Column, Slider

Width of slider cardsmobile_slide_width

Default: 84 · Range: 70–92%

Item Cards

Choose the framing and editorial information visible on the cards.

Image formatimage_ratio

Default: 4 / 3 · Options: Landscape, Square, Portrait

Show excerptsshow_excerpt

Default: enabled

Excerpt lengthexcerpt_words

Default: 18 · Range: 8–32

Show descriptions for the three compact articlesshow_compact_excerpt

Applies to the three small cards beside the featured article in Editorial layout.

Default: enabled

Compact description lengthcompact_excerpt_words

Default: 12 · Range: 6–24

Maximum compact description linescompact_excerpt_lines

Default: 2 · Range: 1–4

Show dateshow_date

Default: enabled

Show authorshow_author

Default: disabled

Show first tagshow_tags

Default: enabled

Liquid date formatdate_format

Use a Liquid date format, for example %d %B %Y.

Default: %d.%m.%Y

Link and empty state

Customize the actions and messages displayed when the selection contains no items.

Read the articleread_more_label

Show link to blogshow_view_all

Default: enabled

See all articlesview_all_label

Title without blogempty_heading

Text without blogempty_text

Spacing

Adjust the space above and below the section.

Top marginpadding_top

Default: 72 · Range: 0–120px

Bottom marginpadding_bottom

Default: 72 · Range: 0–120px

Section palette

Applies a consistent palette to the background, text, and buttons in this section.

Section appearance

Use a dedicated paletteopaline_use_color_scheme

Default: disabled

Paletteopaline_color_scheme

Default: scheme-1

Spacing

Space after sectionopaline_section_spacing

Creates space between this section and the next. Mobile spacing adjusts automatically.

Default: 0 · Range: 0–160px

Left and right insetopaline_content_inset

Moves content away from the edges. Mobile spacing adjusts automatically.

Default: 0 · Range: 0–120px

COMPOSITION

Available blocks

section-headingsection-heading

Add this block only when it provides useful information to the journey.

CHECKS

Before publishing

✓
Content remains readable in every color scheme.
✓
Labels match the storefront language.
✓
Displayed promotions match Shopify rules.
✓
Interactions remain accessible by keyboard and touch.